Steven Clay Engle, 49, of Kennett Square, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, at his home surrounded by his family after a two-year battle with cancer. Born in West Grove, P he was the son of the late R. LaVerne Engle who died in 2006 and Cynthia (Winner) Engle of Kennett Square. Steve graduated from Kennett High School in 1982 and Messiah College in 1986 with a bachelor’s of arts…
Move over Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Area nonprofits are hoping that local residents opt to participate in #GivingTuesday, a national celebration of giving back. Taking place on Dec. 2 - to capitalize on the kickoff to the holiday shopping season - #GivingTuesday aims to inspire people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities, give back to the charities and causes they support,…
Think of Thanksgiving, and you probably think of food. For many, the holiday represents the biggest family occasion in the year when relatives and friends sit around the biggest table available to enjoy being together and eating good traditional food, according to the Chester-Delaware County Farm Bureau. Most area residents are fortunate and will be enjoying a turkey or ham with all the trimmings and…
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• Chadds Ford holiday traditions return with the annual Brandywine Christmas at the Brandywine River Museum of Art beginning this Friday, Nov. 28 and running through Jan. 4. Rediscover the renowned O-gauge model train display of more than 1,000 pieces, with trains running on nearly 2,000 feet of track, and thousands of whimsical Critters displayed on towering trees soaring up through the Museum's three-story rotunda.…
Cali (A23890325) is a sweetheart who was brought to us as a stray in September. She tends to get overlooked for younger cats (being that she’s estimated to be 8 years old) but she’s got the most beautiful coat and a great meow, so the staff here can’t understand why she hasn’t found her forever home yet. According to our volunteers, all Cali needs is…
Visitors to the Brandywine Valley know that the region holds many treasures, including its historic houses: long-standing structures many with rustic springhouses, some of which date back over 300 years. Driving the countryside, you can see these old friends on back country roads, where intersections are marked by the end of a stone wall built many decades ago, still standing as they signify a property…
Most of us remember: “I want an official Red-Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time!” How many times did we all hear Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” plead to his mother, his teacher, Santa, anyone who would listen? And the inevitable: “You’ll shoot your eye out.” You may be smiling at the innocence…
I remember my mother managing to do it all for the holidays — from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas. She loved to decorate her little dress shop windows — autumn leaves to fake snow (the itchy fiberglass stuff). Living in the cramped rooms behind the store, we made do with a cardboard “fireplace” for the holidays. My little grade school imagination allowed that hearth to…
• State police are investigating a hit and run accident that happened 10:35 p.m. on Nov. 13 on Route 202 in Concord Township. According to a report, two vehicles were traveling north on 202 at Naaman’s Creek Road when one of the vehicles passed the other on the right hand side, sideswiping the lead car. The unknown suspect fled the scene. No injuries were reported.…